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IFPRI Senior Research Fellow David Laborde‘s study on the economic downturn’s impact on combatting poverty was picked up in several newspapers, including Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English-language newspaper Dawn and Bangladesh’s Daily Sun. The study, released on Sept. 6, found that the global downturn may cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Research Fellow Dawit Mekonnen were both mentioned in a Reuters article about irrigation. Published on the heels of World Water Week, the article was picked up by The Daily Mail and other outlets. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) estimates that more than a million hectares of […]

IFPRI’s Maximo Torero, Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, was quoted in a Reuters story about land rental markets in Brazil. Reuters’ Chris Arsenault reported that one percent of the population owns almost half of Brazilian land. Rental markets, however, could increase agricultural productivity. If Brazil’s newly-installed government is to achieve its goal of […]

Global downturn to cause 38 million more people to remain in extreme poverty than previously thought, jeopardizing prospects for first UN Sustainable Development Goal September 6, 2016, Washington, DC — Robust economic growth in developing countries—which has far outpaced that of most high-income countries—contributed mightily to achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of cutting […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber, who previously served as the chief economist at the USDA, was quoted in a story from The Financial Times about the food vs. fuel argument surrounding corn and biofuels. Said Glauber: ““What strikes is how ethanol production has grown just when we thought it would be flat.” The story mentions that […]

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ephraim Nkonya was quoted in a story on PolitiFact about development work in Africa. According to the story: Ephraim Nkonya, a Tanzanian research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, said past efforts typically treated locals as subsistence farmers who grew food only to feed their families, rather than people […]

Event will address challenges and propose solutions to ensure agricultural success in Kenya and throughout Africa 2 September 2016, Nairobi—Most countries in Africa south of the Sahara have relied on increased use of land—a finite resource—to increase agricultural production and meet food demand. To enhance agricultural productivity and increase incomes in the long run, more […]

Vivian Hoffman‘s work on health subsidies was featured in Science magazine. Her study with three other researchers was feautured in the August 26 issue. 

The Global Nutrition Report was mentioned in an article about food waste for Huffington Post. John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer at the United Technologies Corporation wrote that “studies have demonstrated that reducing hunger and undernutrition can actually raise a country’s gross domestic product (GDP). A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute showed that […]

IFPRI’s David Orden was interviewed by CCTV America for a piece about farming subsidies. The segment is in Chinese but Orden’s interview—which starts at the 2:30 mark—is in English. Take a look at the full video here.